I have nothing but good to say about Tree Paad. We have been there twice and were hoping to go back today but they had a private party so we went to a different indoor play place and were so disappointed that I felt I needed to tell everyone how great Tree Paad is. Don’t bother wasting your money elsewhere!
Tree Paad is an indoor play center located in Malta NY truly for kids of all ages. 1-12 I think would enjoy it and in fact I’m 30 and I think its really fun. I think that is one of my favorite things about Tree Paad is that I can do most everything there with my kids. Other places you go either aren’t big enough for adults or they don’t allow adults. They charge $8 per kid. They say on the website it is for 2 hours but both times we have gone they didn’t say anything about a time frame and did not kick us out after two hours was up. I think the first time we were there for 4.5 hours. The second maybe 3.5-4. Actually the first time they only charged us $4 for our 1 yo – the toddler area only price, but they told us he could go in the fort too.
There is a special toddler area for 4 and under. My 4 yo and 1 yo both enjoy this section. But the big favorite is what they call Fort Ballocity. It’s a netted play area with two levels, lots of slides, and then these foam balls all over. On the lower level you can put the balls into caldron looking machines that eventually blow them up like a fountain or up to the upper level. Its hard to explain but really cool.Then on the upper level are shooters (we don’t like to call them guns) that you can use to shoot the balls at targets on the netting (or at people below – hehe). The balls are soft and they don’t hurt. This section of Tree Paad is where we spend most of our time. If you are like us and run up to the upper level and then slide down the slides about 25 times with your kids remember to dress in something cool that breathes. Eventually it gets pretty hot in there.
Besides the two main play areas, there is a huge arcade with games that give prizes or tickets redeemable for prizes. All the games are in good working order and the games with prizes you win almost every time. The redeemable prizes are decent and are on par with other good arcades in the area. They have a lot of options to choose from ranging from candy to iPods.
There are a few other pay per play activities that we have not tried yet, including a rock wall, bouncy bounce, jump shot (bouncy house basketball), build a bear type activity, and laser tag.
The staff is friendly and courteous. And parents seem to keep pretty good track of their kids there.They have a separate birthday party section with a number of party rooms and they seem to keep things organized for the parties quite well, though I have not personally experienced a party there.
I guess there are two things I can think of that aren’t my favorite. They don’t let you bring food in and their food is not that good. Also the food staff is not the friendliest bunch. But they give you wristbands so I don’t see why you couldn’t pack a lunch, eat in your car and then go back in.Secondarily, and I only say this for my husband’s sake, it is incredibly loud in there. He uses ear plugs when we go. It doesn’t bother me, but I thought I’d mention it for those with sensitive ears.
All in all, Tree Paad is so worth the money (and the drive – about an hour for us) for a fun filled family day. We will definitely be going back soon and bringing friends!
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